Comp 1B Assassin's Creed Flashcards
How much is the video games industry worth in 2022?
$200 billion
How much was the video game industry worth in 2012?
$70 billion
What percentage does mobile gaming make up?
45%
How many gamers are there in the world?
2.7 billion
What is the top selling video game franchise? and how much is it worth? Where does AC fit on this list and how much?
Pokémon worth over $90 billion
29th with $4 billion
Name 3 actions within the Assassin’s Creed video games.
Stealth Mode
Leap of Faith
Hidden Blade
Violence
Real historical settings
Binary Opposites
Cinematic visuals when killing, specifically internal shots when using the hidden blade in Valhalla
Name 4 changes in the video game industry since 1958.
Increased verisimilitude (hyperreality and escapism)
Mobile gaming
Franchise ownership
Multiplayer over high speed internet
DLC/ updates
Portability
Free to play
Who published and developed AC?
Ubisoft
What ideology is presented with playing as the assassins?
Anti-establishment play
Who do you, the assassins, fight against?
The Templars, wanting control and order.
When was AC first released?
2007
When was AC Valhalla released?
November 2020
True or False
Ubisoft is only horizontally integrated
False
Ubisoft is both horizontally and vertically integrated
When is Valhalla set?
873 AD
Who do you play as?
Eivor
this can either be the female or male depiction of them
What number of major installment is Valhalla in the AC series? What is Valhalla’s number in the overall releases?
12th major installment
22nd release
Name 3 benefits of franchise ownership.
Pre-sold audience
Establish a brand, making it easier to use synergy
Financial security
High Production values
Name 2 drawbacks of franchise ownership.
Unoriginality
Must meet audiences expectations
Name 2 ways Assassin’s Creed worked across cultural industries. theorist?
Hesmondhalgh
1. Movie - AC - Michael Fastbender (mainstreamers + culturally formatted)
2. Boardgame The Brotherhood of Venice £120 (Portal Games)
3. Reebok trainers (fandom + aspirers)
4. Pop-Funko’s £14.99 (fandom Jenkins)
What is the USP?
The assassin’s creed brand itself it has a pre-sold audience
How much is the standard edition of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla? vs the Collector’s edition?
£49.99
£179.99
What phrase is presented at the beginning of the game?
What is the phrase an example of?
“this work of fiction was developed and produced by a multicultural team, of various beliefs sexual orientations and gender identities”
Tokenism
What are the 4 stages of a video game creation?
Pre-Production
Production
Playtesting
Marketing
How many staff does Ubisoft have? How many production houses? What does this allow for?
3500 staff
14 production houses
Revenue stays withing and ideas stay within the company.
How long does it take to play the main story of AC-V?
60.5 hours
with audio recorded for both male and female
How long does it take to play the completionist story of AC-V?
140 hours
